Poor Arnold

After all the work by Congresses and all the ravings of conspiracy theorists, he screwed up (or around to be more accurate) and lost out on his chance to become president.

Looking at the congressional records online since the 107th Congress, below is a list of attempts to change the 22nd Amendment. The list of articles that attended the 'Arnold as President' meme are as numerous as the stars in the sky and therefore won't be referenced.

107^th Congress (2001-02)

H.J.RES.47

Latest Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who has been a United States citizen for twenty years.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 5/2/2001)

108^th Congress (2003-04)

H.J.RES.59

Latest Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 35 years, to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President.
Sponsor: Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] (introduced 6/11/2003)

August 07 2003: Schwarzenegger announces bid for governor

S.J.RES.15

Latest Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who has been a United States citizen for 20 years.
Sponsor: Sen Hatch, Orrin G. [UT] (introduced 7/10/2003)

H.J.RES.67

Latest Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 20 years, to be eligible to hold the Office of President.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 9/3/2003)

H.J.RES.104

Latest Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who is not a natural born citizen of the United States but has been a United States citizen for at least 20 years.
Sponsor: Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] (introduced 9/15/2004)

109^th Congress (2005-06)

H.J.RES.2

Latest Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 20 years, to be eligible to hold the Office of President.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/4/2005)

H.J.RES.15

Latest Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who is not a natural born citizen of the United States but has been a United States citizen for at least 20 years.
Sponsor: Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] (introduced 2/1/2005)

H.J.RES.42

Latest Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 35 years, to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President.
Sponsor: Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] (introduced 4/14/2005)

110^th Congress 2007-08

Hold Everything! No more attempts – Look this way instead:

S.RES.511

Latest Title: A resolution recognizing that John Sidney McCain, III, is a natural born citizen.
Sponsor: Sen McCaskill, Claire [MO] (introduced 4/10/2008) Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2008 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

McCain first ran for the republican presidential nomination in 2000 and the Bush folks used false rumors to knock him out but citizenship wasn't one of them.

111^th Congress (2009-10)

Citizenship Bills:

This subject term is no longer used. In 2009, the Congressional Research Service, an arm of Congress that classifies bills, changed the way they categorize bills. Some subject terms used before 2009, including this one, are no longer used and will not apply to bills on GovTrack anymore.

Presidents bills:

This subject term is no longer used. In 2009, the Congressional Research Service, an arm of Congress that classifies bills, changed the way they categorize bills. Some subject terms used before 2009, including this one, are no longer used and will not apply to bills on GovTrack anymore.

H.R.1503

Latest Title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the principal campaign committee of a candidate for election to the office of President to include with the committee's statement of organization a copy of the candidate's birth certificate, together with such other documentation as may be necessary to establish that the candidate meets the qualifications for eligibility to the Office of President under the Constitution.
Sponsor: Rep Posey, Bill [FL-15] (introduced 3/12/2009)

Hat tip to rumormillnews.com for posting this video which I used for research.

Interesting, no? - Democrats using their influence to help republicans Arnold and John?

Nothing so far for the 112^th Congress but they sure aren't making it easy for folks to research.

In Defense Of Alex Jones

A fresh expose on Alex Jones is circulating on the alternative news circuit, courtesy of Redacted News. Jones has been "exposed" numerous times and usually* the reasons are the same:

1. His wife is Jewish and they have children, making the family eligible for Israeli citizenship.
2. His lawyer is Jewish and represents a member of the Bronfman family.
3. The owners of the radio station from which he broadcasts are Jewish.
4. He has program sponsors who are Jewish.
5. He publicly denies Israeli involvement in the September 11 fiasco.

Given that Jones married a Jewish woman, of course he would have personal, community and business relationships with Jewish people. Similarly, his wife would now have personal, community and business relationships with Christian people. That the family is eligible for Israeli citizenship based upon the wife's racial heritage is hardly a conspiratorial issue, unless one dares to presume that Jones married for that reason. Who among us is in a position to advance such a ridiculous speculation?

Jones' lawyer, E.M. Schurig, is a solo practitioner in Austin, Texas with an annual revenue of less than $500,000. That makes her one of the billionaires upon whom Obama intends to levy more taxes. Obviously the Bronfman family member that retains her is not sending much business her way. $500,000 per year is barely enough to pay for taxes, licenses, dues, fees, insurance, salaries, office space, and incidentals required to run a law office in a city.

Moving on to numbers 3 and 4, are we to condemn a man for doing business with Jewish people? If so, then the movement for change is in vain because once we start separating people based on race or creed we have proven ourselves unfit for critical thinking.

As to number 5 - Jones' refusal to accuse Israel for nine-eleven - this is the heart of the argument against him and against others targeted as unworthy to call themselves revolutionary seekers of the truth. Who among us has proof that Israel was involved? Guiliani had the evidence trucked across town under tarps to the pier where it was shipped far, far away before any investigation could be carried out. As with all government inquiries, nothing came of the one begrudgingly permitted by Bush. What we know for a fact is that on that date, simulated war games were conducted that mimicked the attack and prevented the military from responding. It was not an Israeli in charge of those war games, of that we can be certain. Whether or not an Israeli influenced the person in charge of the games, we can not say.

The men allegedly flying the planes were trained on small aircraft at a flight school in Florida, not Israel.

Israeli involvement is said to be affirmed because an Israeli company was responsible for security at the airports, five Israelis were caught filming the Trade Centers, Odigo employees received forewarning of the event, and an Israeli spy ring was uncovered and the story was spiked by Fox News. Granted, these are suspicious implications of co-conspiracy or collaboration. However, we are far from proving that Israeli spies are the responsible culprits for the events of that day. The blame for what happened lies with Americans; be they dual citizens, shanghaied, blackmailed, or bought and paid for.

Blaming Israel is like blaming Iraq or Afghanistan for the deed.

Let's not kid ourselves or each other - "blame" is exactly what Jones is being asked to assign to Israel.

We should continue to investigate as best we can from outside the walls of National Security which protect Israel as much as they protect the American government. No doubt, the two are hand in glove. In the meantime however, if Jones chooses to withhold accusations, that's his prerogative.

Funny thing is, the same alternative news sites that run the Jones exposed stories are also the sites that link to Jones' sites for other articles which they deem pertinent to the cause. The simple solution to this is, if you don't like Jones, or don't trust him, then don't link to him - ever.


*One exception comes to mind and that is the time that Jack Blood attacked Jones for not supporting Texas gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina.

Bilderberg 2011 Nature Walk

"I don't understand," said Alsan. "There are politicians inside. Why are we not allowed to know what you're talking about?"

Enders smiled and said: "I don't have to tell you, and you don't need to know."

Well, there we have it, folks. Enders shoots off that blessed retort we first hear as children from parents and priests. Contrary to childish expectations, it didn't go away once we came of age; next we heard it from the boss or the drill seargent. As we gained in knowledge and experience and became informed citizens of the republic, we continued hearing it from politicians citing National Security. Under the Patriot Act, we are guaranteed to hear it from just about any bozo with a plastic badge.

This predictable exchange between a Bilderberg attendee and a protestor was reported by Charlie Skelton of the UK Guardian.

Luckily for the wise, we don't have to accept his news report as authentic because it is hidden behind a shower curtain labeled "blog". His article begins with a sarcastic charade of nature in revolt which is quickly juxtaposed against a sickly sweet depiction of the countryside landscape and a mysterious woman in white. The woman looks like Hillary Clinton if you ask me.

Since 1954, certain ones of the rich and influential hold an annual meeting, dubbed Bilderberg because that is the name of hotel where the first meeting was held. Approximately 140 powerful people are invited by a steering committee to meet and discuss issues that effect the bottom lines of profits and supremacy in the upcoming year's global environment. The Bilderberg Group maintains a website and advertises in Wikipedia. Nothing to see here folks, move along home.

Journalist Jim Tucker of American Free Press has been covering the meetings for 20 years and is labeled a political conspiracy theorist by the mainstream media. However, this quote of his may be a more realistic assessment of what drives him: "They exist and they're not playing pinochle in there." A few years ago, radio reporter Alex Jones began interviewing Tucker. This year Jones' site is linked by the Guardian. The disinformation crowd gets thrown a bone.

The news media would like us think that the nature walk was unscripted. It was simply a opportunity for a special issue Bilderberg anorak to get some fresh air, or making the Bilderberg bus driver earn his salary, or giving the protestors what they needed. What they needed was a lesson is what's what, who's who, where its at, and why they will never know what goes on behind closed doors.

Key Psychological Level

Dow Plunges Below 12,000

"Key psychological level" - sounds like a 'core value' - one of those fancy terms that's supposed to mean something to those of us who read the paper after a hard day at the salt mines.

I remember when the university switched over to using 10-page forms for staff appraisals - sometime in the late 1990s. It was all about core values. It was around the same time some fellow in town (Asheville, NC) got vanity plates that read "Dow 100000". They were on his black sports car, of a make and model that my friend Penny could identify with ease but I could not distinguish from any other black sports car on the road - other than to say that it was new.

Penny - if you ever read this, please know that I heard some of what you said. My daughter appreciates the best of both worlds - Amazing Grace.

Zecharia Sitchin Attacked By Cowardly Bully

[Update: Bill Ryan has removed the name of his source for the information regarding Zecharia Sitchin. Out of respect for Mr. Sitchin and the researcher, I do the same. The replacement is made in (green parentheses) for Ryan's quoted remarks. Green type is used by me where I had used the source's name. The link is removed (ye old dead giveaway) proving that the researcher respected Sitchin and a few sentences removed which further identified Ryan's source.]

Zecharia Sitchin passed away on October 9, 2010. Two days ago, Bill Ryan aimed his keyboard at Sitchin's reputation. Ryan writes:

"According to Zecharia Sitchin (recently passed) - who 'translated' many ancient Sumerian texts - and whose work has been dismissed by conventional archeologists but widely accepted among the alternative community - one reason the Anunnaki came to Planet Earth was to mine gold, which they had a strong desire for and attributed a great deal of value and importance to. It's possible that our own love and value and fascination for gold in the present day is a throwback to the attitude introduced by the Anunnaki.

(One veteran researcher), who Kerry Cassidy and I also know personally, knew Zecharia Sitchin very well. (He) told us that Zecharia had told him that his books were NOT translated from the Sumerian - but were actually channeled products of automatic writing.

(We were also told) that Zecharia Sitchin was paid on a retainer basis by the NSA, who always wanted to be kept up to date by Sitchin about what the Anunnaki were up to - because it seemed that Sitchin had a direct telepathic line to the Anunnaki in real time. (Note: there is quite a lot in Sitchin's books that is certainly disinformation - possibly deliberately inserted by the Anunnaki themselves). But quite a lot of the basic story is probably quite true."

Ryan ducks behind the skirts of Kerry Cassidy after using the veteran researcher as his instrument of destruction against Sitchin.

The veteran researcher respected Sitchin. Furthermore, he is extremely careful not to name names or point fingers. Public betrayal is not - definitely not - his style. Ryan has accused the veteran researcher of betraying Sitchin. On the contrary, it is Bill Ryan who has betrayed himself.

Ryan refuses to disclose that he had a relationship with the researcher following the Project Camelot interview (led by Cassidy in which Ryan was co-interviewer). Ryan and Cassidy, as Project Camelot, split soon after that interview. Subsequently Ryan, operating solo under his Project Avalon venture, invited the researcher to Europe. One wonders what happened as a result of the invitation and visit that prompted Ryan to place the researcher on the hot seat.

Ryan writes about Sitchin under the guise of issuing a "concise report" on the Annunaki. The "report" consists of 618 words in 24 sentences arranged in 10 paragraphs (plus an artist's representation of an Annunaki space ship). Fully one-third of the report - the finale - is an underhanded attempt to destroy Sitchin.

It is curious that Kerry Cassidy left the country on business on the same day Ryan posted this.

To recap, Ryan reports that Sitchin's work was:

1) Dismissed by conventional archeologists;
2) NOT translated from Sumerian;
3) Channeled via automatic writing; and
4) Contained "quite a lot" of disinformation.

Plus the kicker:

5) Sitchin was on retainer by the National Security Administration.

In other, clearer, words: Sitchin was an instrument of extraterrestrials and a pawn of the U.S. government.

In new age terms, channeling via automatic writing is a method of composition that ostensibly precludes research and scholarship. Granted, some of Sitchin's Sumerian translations are in dispute and much of his writings rely on storytelling as the method of presentation. However, as any writer knows, there is a big difference between channeling for extraterrestrials and having a story form in the mind based on one's research interests. Sitchin was not a conventional scholar; nonetheless, his efforts can not be disparaged as pie-in-the-sky nonsense when in fact the gentleman relied unceasingly on the historical records.

What Ryan has done is proven himself to be a cowardly bully. What better explanation for this pathetically disguised and disgusting expression of authoritative bravado?

Manana Es Cinco De Mayo

Our town had its Cinco de Mayo celebration this past weekend. Plenty of festive costumes, a parade, music, good food, and the usual array of street vendors (with extra color!) perched in the parking lots near the blinking light. The cost of an ear of corn went up to four bucks this year. One can't help but wonder how much the cost per ear will be in the grande cuidad where the president is scheduled to celebrate tomorrow. Obama will bask solo in the glory of capturing Osama under option one* of Bush's dead or alive proclamation:

(Reuters) - Former President George W. Bush has declined an invitation from President Barack Obama to attend a New York ceremony on Thursday to mark the killing of Osama bin Laden, Bush's office said.

"He appreciated the invite, but has chosen in his post-presidency to remain largely out of the spotlight," said Bush spokesman David Sherzer.

Obama is to speak at New York's "Ground Zero" and meet families of some of the victims of the September 11 attacks by Al Qaeda in 2001.

Obama called Bush on Sunday night to inform him of the successful raid on bin Laden's compound, and Bush issued a statement congratulating him and the U.S. military and intelligence agencies for a "momentous achievement."

Sherzer said Bush "continues to celebrate with all Americans this important victory in the war on terror."

Bush began the campaign to hunt down bin Laden after the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington but was unable to do so during his time in office.

Actually, The Decider decided within six months after 9/11 that capturing the mastermind (not to be confused with the other mastermind) was "not a top priority use of American resources". The then second-in-deciderhood Cheney seconded the notion by underscoring the more profitable opportunity to keep Americans "safe".

As a 2008 presidential contender, Obama found focus in the northwest territories of Pakistan wherein lay plotting terrorists among whom lo and behold was Osama. 2008 republican contenders McCain and Romney did not see it that way at the time but that was then and this is now. Then, McCain said,

"I'm not going to go there and here's why: because Pakistan is a sovereign nation."

Said Romney:

"[Obama] went from going to sit down to tea with our enemies, but then he's going to bomb our allies. I mean, he's gone from Jane Fonda to Dr. Strangelove in one week."

Now, McCain is overjoyed and says that "justice has been done". Romney agrees that "justice has been done". Because Romney is also a 2012 candidate, he goes all-out by posting a photo of Osama captioned with the famous Time Magazine headline of Saddam's demise, "We got him!". Romney also says that he knew the announcement was coming, making one speculate less wildly about the spontaneous gathering outside the White House which "triggered a massive emotional release".

Even greater emotional release is anticipated tomorrow when Obama lays a wreath at Ground Zero.

Cinco de Mayo celebrates freedom and liberty. It is also the birthdate of Karl Marx whom Bill Kristol was reminded of after hearing of Obama's 2008 lament about winning over small-town working-class voters. Said Obama:

“It’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”

Speaking of frustrations, Attorney General Eric Holder blamed Congress for the Obama Administration's sharp reversal regarding the trial of the other mastermind, Khalid Sheik Mohammed. Holder proclaimed:

"In reality, I know this case in a way that members of Congress do not. Do I know better than them? Yes."

Presumably Obama's security gods are every bit as confident about their missions tomorrow. Wonder how much it's gonna cost us per ear?


*Option one taken at face value.

Oprah Scoops Trump's Flush

The White House website released Obama's "original" birth certificate and within hours, Oprah Winfrey recorded an exclusive interview with the president. According to CNN White House Producer Shawna Shepherd, the president told Oprah, "We do not have time for this kind of silliness."

There seemed to be plenty of time and money for silliness in the years since the question became an issue.

Not unexpectedly, doubters are examining the evidence. Michael Rivero, editor/publisher of What Really Happened (number 18 according to DBKP ratings) has advanced the "love child" theory. This suggests that Obama is actually the product of his mother's affair with Frank Marshall Davis. Rivero doesn't want to talk about this 'birther' foolishness anymore he tells his readers today. Apparently he got tired of seeing his own entries on the topic, because a previous article he had posted and commented on and which I read yesterday, is gone.

Obama told Oprah: "We are living in a very serious time". That certainly explains why The Oprah Winfrey Show was the chosen vehicle for the president's disclosure.